Teresa, I want to tell you thank you for this web site and what it means to me... I have a very profound hearing loss and I use my computer for my ears. I can still see and read so depend on web sites in place of classes for learning new things in my "golden years". This web site is a God send to me for the multiple tips and tricks and on learning how to crochet. I am more of a visual learner and like the videos for information but again I can't make out the words so it is a hardship. I sure wish they could have the text along with the video. Sort of like close caption. Thank you again for having this crochet web site. I sure do like it. Marge

Awesome! I'm in the process of learning the basic stitches, so far I've got the Single and Half-double down, working on the double crochet now. These are great tutorials! I'm going to put your blog link on my newest post since a lot of my readers are learning to crochet too! xoCandicewww.theoldladyatheart.blogspot.com

Hi Teresa, your blog, videos have been extremely helpful and motivating to me!.. thank you. I would like to know if I could give a link of your blog in mine and thank you in my blog ... @ http://freshersartbook.blogspot.com/

hi tereza i am viki and i am from greece have wach in you tube your videos and i am fun of youi have made many progect from you.i would like to ask you something how you made this nice crochet hooks?they are perfect.soryy about my english i am not speak very well

hi tereza i am viki and i am from greece have wach in you tube your videos and i am fun of youi have made many progect from you.i would like to ask you something how you made this nice crochet hooks?they are perfect.soryy about my english i am not speak very well

Marge,I have been working on closed captioning as much as I can and recognize the need for text with the video. Google does have voice recognition but unfortunately there is a high error rate so I have over 700 videos to edit. Thank you for your understanding. ~~Teresa

Great beginner crochet videos. I have sent the link to site to my sister-in-law who I tried to teach to crochet while I was visiting my brother and her. She needed help after I left and it is very hard to explain over the phone so I am certain your clear videos and explanations will be a much bigger help than I could ever be.

Hi Teresa, I was watching CNN this morning and they had a segment on about YOUTUBE videos and how people can make money doing this. It showed someone crocheting and I think it was you because it sure looked familiar. If it was congratulations. Marge

Hello Teresa,I wanna THANK YOU with all my hearth for all this amazing videos. I started crochet 5 days ago and I have nobody around me to teach me, but now thanks to YOU I already did some flowers and I'm working on the granny square. Thanks again ! Without you I couldnt do it. Sorry if my english isnt very good :) I'm a girl from romania living in brazil. Hugs and God bless you !Flory

Extended or Long Double Crochet - This is where you will work a double crochet several stitches below the row you are on. You will need to pull up on the stitch and allow for some additional yarn, so the stitch does not sag.

Multiple: 4
You will add 4 chains for each segment of the pattern stitch that you want to add to the width.

Example: If you want to make a baby afghan with a size I/5.5mm crochet hook, 4-ply yarn, you will chain 108. This will give you an estimated width of 34 inches.

Ch 31Row 1: DC in 3rd CH from hook, DC in next CH, *CH 1, SK 1 CH, 1 DC in EA of next 3 CH. Continue across from * for width of pattern.

Drop Stitch - The drop stitch will be worked below the two previous row of shell stitches. Wrap the yarn over the hook, insert the hook 2 rows below, between the shell stitches, pull the yarn up. Repeat one more time for a total of 5 loops on the hook.

Row 1: DC in the 4th CH from the hook, DC in the next CH, Skip 4 chains, in the next CH(5th chain) work *2DC, CH1, 2DC, SK 4 CH's, Repeat from * across for the width, 1 DC in ea of the last 2 chains.

Row 2: CH 2, DC in the next DC, work *2DC, CH1, 2DC in the next CH 1 Space. Repeat from * across for the width, 1 DC in ea of the last 2 DC.